
The Creighton Bluejays will try for their biggest upset so far when they face tournament favorite South Carolina on Sunday in the Elite Eight of the 2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament. The 10th-seeded Bluejays (23-9) have pulled off three consecutive shockers, and their outside shooting makes them a dangerous matchup for anyone. They beat fourth-seeded Iowa State 76-68 on Friday after knocking off Colorado and No. 2 seed Iowa in the earlier rounds. The Gamecocks (32-2) had a bit more trouble with North Carolina on Friday, winning 69-61, after allowing 54 total points in their first two games. They have the best defense in the nation and entered the tournament as the +175 favorite to win the title at Caesars Sportsbook.
Tipoff is set for 7 pm ET at Greensboro Coliseum. The Gamecocks are 13.5-point favorites in the latest South Carolina vs. Creighton odds from Caesars for the Women’s NCAA Tournament 2022, and the over-under for total points scored is set at 126.5. Before locking in any Creighton vs. South Carolina picks, be sure to see the women’s college basketball predictions and betting advice from SportsLine experts Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai.
Barzilai is a Ph.D. from Stanford who served as Director of Basketball Analytics for the Philadelphia 76ers. Five years ago, he founded HerHoopStats.com — a groundbreaking website that unlocks insights about the women’s game. Wetzel, the site’s lead betting writer, incorporates his mathematical background and strong knowledge of women’s NCAA hoops to turn the site’s prediction model into picks.
Barzilai and Wetzel got off to a fast start with SportsLine as they went 13-7 on their first 20 picks. They went 559-408 overall (+113.80 units, +12.99 percent) in the 2021-22 women’s college basketball regular season.
Now, they’ve set zeroed in on South Carolina vs. Creighton, and just locked in their picks and 2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the women’s college basketball odds and betting lines for Creighton vs. South Carolina.
- South Carolina vs. Creighton spread: Gamecocks -13.5
- South Carolina vs. Creighton over-under: 126.5 points
- South Carolina vs. Creighton money line: Bluejays +680, Gamecocks -1100
- CRE: Emma Ronsiek has double-digit points in 16 of her last 19 games.
- SC: Aliyah Boston has a double-double in 27 straight contests.
Why South Carolina can cover
South Carolina has been the class of the women’s game all season, and it is doing it with a dominant defense. It allows less than 51 points per game, third in the nation, and opponents are shooting just 32.6 percent from the field, the lowest in Division I. The Bluejays are primarily a 3-point shooting team, and South Carolina holds foes to 26.6 percent from beyond the arc, which ranks 18th. The Gamecocks also average 7.6 blocked shots per game, most in the nation.
Aliyah Boston is the star of the show, and the 6-foot-5 junior averages 16.8 points and 12.4 rebounds (fifth in Division I). She had 28 points and 22 rebounds on Friday. She also blocks 2.5 shots per game and shares the team lead with 1.3 steals. Destanni Henderson hits just under 38 percent from 3-point range and averages 11.1 points, while Zia Cooke chips in 11. They combined for 28 points Friday, and Victaria Saxton had 14 rebounds.
Why Creighton can cover
Creighton is one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the nation, which has propelled its dream run. It hit 36.9 percent of its 3-point tries this season, ranking 11th in the nation, and made 44 percent of its tries Friday (11 of 25). Megan Maly hit three of four and had a game-high 21 points, while Tatum Rembao hit three of six and scored 19. Lauren Jensen hit two of four for 10 points and is typically the ace, making 81 of 185 3-point tries ( 43.8 percent) this season.
Top scorer Emma Ronsiek (14.3 points) scored just two points, but Payton Brotski had 13, proving the Bluejays have plenty of options. The volume of outside shots and hot shooters should offset some of South Carolina’s size advantage, and the Bluejays will slow things down.
How to make Creighton vs. south carolina picks
Wetzel and Barzilai are leaning under on the total. They also have found a crucial X-factor they believe make one side a must-back. You can get their pick only at SportsLine.
So who wins South Carolina vs. Creighton? And what crucial X-factor makes one side a must-back? Visit SportsLine to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the experts who are an outstanding 559-408 on their women’s college basketball picks, and find out.
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